Wire-splicer.



H. J. PENNINGTON.

WIRE SPLICER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1, 1912.

1,073,514, Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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H. J. PENNINGTON.

WIRE SPLIOER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.1,1912.

1,073,514, Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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V Figu UNITED STATES OFFICE.

WIRE-SPLIGER'.

pecificatlon of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

Application filed March 1, 1912. Serial No. 680,968.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY JEFFERSON PENN-INGTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at St.- Marys, in the county of Vigo and State of Indiana, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in WVire- Spiicers; andl do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to wire splicers and has for its object to provide a tool or implement for splicing wire which is particularly simple in its construction and easy and convenient of operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wire splicer which is so constructed and arranged that a simple, long splice can be made in the wire or a compound splice such as is usually employed in the splicing of telegraph line wires.

With these objects in view theinvention consists in the novel construction of the wire splicer and particularly in the novel construction of the rotatable pawl held splicing drum or spool; and the invention also consists in certain other novel details of construction and incombinations of parts, all of which willbe first fully described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings: re 1 is a perspective view of a w1re spllcer constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevation illustrating the opposite side from that shown inFig. 2. F ig. 4 is an end elevation illustrating the wiresplicer in operative position. *ig. 5 is an elevation illustrating a splice made in the wire when the pawl is employed as shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary elevation illustrating the pawl with wire in position for making a comound splice. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view illustrating a wire holding clamp used in connection with the wire splicer. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view illustrating the wire splicer in operative position at the be in nin of the compound splice. Fig. 9 s a simllar view illustrating the position of the Wire splicer when the compound splice is half complete, and- Fig. 10 is a view illustrating the compound splice as made by the splicer when in positions illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several figures in which- 1 indicates the wire splicer which comprises the body or headportion 2, handle section 3 formed integrally with the body or head portion 2 and the pivoted handle section 4 which is pivoted at 5, the said handle sections being provided with obliquely arranged grooves 6 and 7 forming wire cutters as will be apparent from Fi 1, while the end of the handle section 3 1s bifurcated at 8 to form a wrench 9 of the alligator type, and the end of the pivoted handle section t is pointed at 10 to form a screw-driver. It will be noted from the drawings that two projecting studs 11 are formed on the end of the head or body portion 2 to engage wire for twisting the same, the wire to be twisted lying betweenthe studs 11 as is apparent from an inspection of the drawings.

The head or body portion 2 comprises a removable side plate 12 secured in osition by means of bolts 13 and a centr. transverse opening is formed through the head -2, the interior of the head 2 being recessed as shown at 14 (Fig. 2). Carried in the head 2 isthe wire splicin spool 15, said spool 15 having its ends gournaled in the head 2 While the ratchet 16 which is formed on the spool 15 lies withinthe recess 14 in the head 2 as is apparent from Figs. 1 and 2. An opening 17 is provided in the head 2 for convenient access to the wire splicing spool 15, while a spring held' pawl 18 is pivoted at 19 in the head 2, said pawl bemg normally in engagement with the ratchet 16 to allow free rotation of the said ratchet and splicing spool 15 in one direction but to hold the same against rotation in the opposite direction as will be clearly apparent from Fig. 2. A. radial slot 20 is provided in the ratchet 16 and spool 15, said slot terminating centrally of the said spool 15, while on one end or face of the spool 15 are formed shallow grooves 21 which communicute with the deep transverse slot 20 as will be apparent from Fig. 1.

Pivoted on the face of the spool 15 opposite to the grooved face is a pawl or finger 22, said pawl or finger being pivoted at 23 and being provided with two recesses 24 and 25 on the inner edge thereof, said pawl or finger 22 having a transverse extension 26 formed thereon for easy manual operation, while a pin 27 is employed to hold the pawl or finger 22 in proper operative position as is shown in Fig. 2.

Having thus described the several parts of this invention its operation is as follows: In order to form a simple, long splice such as is illustrated in Fig. 5 the wire to be spliced is passed into the transverse radial slot 20 in the spool 15 and the pawl or finger 22 is swung into position so that the wire to be spliced lies in the recesses 24 and 25 in said pawl or finger as is shown in Fig. 3. A simple wire holding clamp (forming no part of this invention) is employed as shown in Fig. 4 to hold the wire in position. When both strands of the wire to be spliced are within the spool 15 and in position shown in Fig. 3 the Wire splioer is reciprocated, which movement causes the spool to be rotated in one direction but not in the other, the spring held pawl 18 holding the spool against rotation no one direction.

simple reciprocating movement of the wire.

. the wire holding clamp as shown in Fig. 7

and -one strand of the wire is placed in the radial slot 20'1n the manner as illustrated in Fi' 8; the other strand of the wire is place in one of the shallow radial grooves 21 in one face of the spool as is illustrated in Fig. 8. When the strands of wire are in this position the wire splicer is reciprocated asijust described which causes of the splice is completed the wire splicer' is removed and the operation just described is repeated on the opposite side of the wire holding clamp in such manner that when the splice is finished it has the form shown in Fig. 10 of thedrawing.

By means of this construction both well known forms of splices can be quickly and easily accomplished and can be done in a very short period of time in close and unhandy places, while the advantage in the strength and rigidity of the splice made in this manner is at onceap arent.

Having thus fully described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is A device of the type described, including abody, a pawl-and-ratchet-controlled rotatable spool within said body member, said spool having a radial slot opening out through its perimeter, said spool also havin a plurality of radial grooves in one end thereof, said spool also being equipped at one end with a pivoted finger, said pivoted finger having a transverse extension for its actuation and a lateral in for its retention in operative position, sai plurality of grooves providing for the separate passage of wire in engagement therewith in effecting the twisting operation.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature, in presence of'two witnesses.

HENRY JEFFERSON PENNINGTON.

Witnesses: Fnnn W. BEAL, Emma PnNNINe'roN. 

